Fence-post mold.



W. L. KELLER.

FENCE POST MOLD.

APPLICATION FILED nov. a, 1900.

Patentsd Mar. 21, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

@jdgzeak W. L KELLER. FENCE POST MOLD.

' I APPLIU'ATIOH FILED NOV. 3, 1909. 987,303. v v Patented Man21, 1911.

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the formation of the posts.

UNITED STATES PATENT ornion.

WILLIAM L. KELLER, OF KEARNEY, NEBR ASKA.

FENCE-POST MOLD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that I, \VlLLIAM L. KELLER,

citizen of the United States, residing at.

Kearney. in the county-of Buffalo and State .of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful lmprovemel'its in Fence-Post Molds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to molds for mak.

ing artificial stone fence posts and has for its object the provision of a strong, durable and thoroughly eflicient device of this character, the side walls of which may be adjust-- ed laterally to permit the formation of posts of different thicknesses, and the posts removed from the mold withoutdangerjof chipping, cracking or otherwise mutilating the molded product.

A further object isto provide means fastened to the bottom of the mold for retain ing suitable staple anchoring members inposition in the molding compartment during A further object is to form these staple anchoring" members in.such a manner that when the staples are positioned over line wires and driven into the posts, the opposite ends'ot' the staples will. be bent laterally by the anchoring members, thus to prevent said staples from pulling out;

A still further objectis to provide a staple anchoring member, the construction of which is such that the same may be stamped,

pressed or otherwise formed of scrap iron or v tin, thus'to materiallyreduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will ap pear in the following description, it being understood. that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construe tion may beresorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

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For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for efi'ecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and.

accompanying drawings, in which if u Figure 1 is a perspective view of amtilld constructed in accordance with my inven" tion, a portion of the pallet being broken 2 is a transverse sectional view; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the mold reversed to permit the discharge of the molded product; Fig 4 is a perspective view of the bottom Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Npvember 3, 1909. Serial No. 526,019,

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

plate of the mold showing the means employed for retaining the staple anchoring members in position within the n'lolding compartment: Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one the supports with .a staple anchoring member disposed above the same and ready to be positioned on the upstanding pins. of said support; Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the manner of driving one of the staples into'thc adj acentanohoring memb'er: Fig. 7 is a perspective view partly in modified forms of stanle anchoring members.

section of a fence post made by themold; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a modified form of" the staple; Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive, are perspective views illustrating further Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The mold comprises a. bottom plate 5 having converging side walls 6. detachably secured thereto and provided with cud walls 7, the latter being provided with oppositely disposed handles 8. by means of which the mold may be readily transported from one place to another, or the position of said mold reversed to permit the discharge of the molded product. The bot-tom plate is provided with a plurality of transverse'rows of perforations 9 adapted to register with C01: responding openings '10 formed in the side walls 6, so that by adjusting thc'side walls laterally on the bottom plate 5 and inserting bolts or similar fastening devices 11 in" the openings 9 and 10, the capacity of the mold: ing compartment may be varied so as to permit the formation of fence posts of (hi ferent thicknesses.

5; by bolts 12 extending through the openings in the bottom plate, as shown'.

Mounted on the upper longitudinal edges of the side walls 6, isa pallet 13, which latter forms a closure for the molding compartment 14, and is retained in position on the upper-edges of the side walls 6, by suitable locking members 15. The locking members 15 are pivotally mounted in suitable brackets 16 secured to the end walls 7'- and are each provided at one end with an overhanging lip 17 adapted .to bear against'the I upper face of the pallet 13, and at their opposite ends with operating handles 18 so that by pressing inwardly on theoperating The end walls 7- are also preferably secured to the bottom plate adapted to engage and center the staple anchoring members 19 within the molding compartment during the formation of the grooves 22 formed in'the staple anchoring The sta le anchoring mem posts. Each'support comprises a flat plate 20 embedded in the upper surface of the bottom late-5 and provided with, spaced upstan ing pins 21 adapted to enter guiding members 19. bers 19 are each pre erably formed of a single strip of scrap iron, tin or other suitable material bent upon itself at 23 to form a pair of plates, the. corners of which are pressed inwardl into engagement with the exterior face 0 one of the plates, as indicatedat 24 in order to-ho'ld'said plates in I assembled position. a

The guiding grooves 22 are formed by pressing or. stamping the inner walls of the plates laterally said grooves o ening through one end of the staple anc oring member and havingth'eir opposite ends diver ed and spacedfrom' the other end of suit? staple anchoring member in order to deflect the adjacent legs of the staple 25 when the latter is positioned over a line wire on a fence post and driven into the staple anchoring member;

The metal constitutin the plates of'the staple "anehorin mem r -is preferably pressed outward y to form oppositely dispos'ed substantially triangular projections 26 which serve to assist in anchoring said members in'the cement, concrete or other material constituting the body of the post.-

. If desired, a rivet or similar fastening de- "vice'27 may be driven through, the plates t I I I I I in order to assist in retaining said plates in assembled position.

- tially triangular. shaped strips, 29 which .Suitable reinforcing bars 28 are preferably embedded in the concrete during the formation "of the post-.- Secured to the intcrior faces of the. side walls 6, are substancompartment Y14 and the reinforcing rods-28,

positioned within the concrete,,.the latter bemg tamped, if desired. ,The pallet 13 is then positioned on the upper longitudinal edge of the side walls 6 and retained in position com risin the sta 1e anchorin 1 members P g P g lastic maceases by the lockin members 15. After the material has su ciently set, the mold is reversed and the handles 18- of the locking members tilted so as to disc age the overhanging lips 17 from the pa let, thus permitting the discharge of the molded product on said pallet from the molding compartment, as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

It will here be noted that when the post is formed, one face will be provided with spaced openings 32 to permit the introduction of the staples 25, the latter being positioned over the line wire of a fence and driven through the openings 32 into the guiding grooves 22 of the staple anchoring members 19, the 'diverging ends of the grooves 22 serving to deflect the legs of the staple laterally and thus prevent accidental withdrawal of the staples from the posts.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings, there is illustrated a modified form of the invention, in which the staple'anchoring members are cast or otherwise formed of metal, each member including a substantially wedge shaped bodly portion 33, having oppositely disposed gul mg grooves 34 formed therein and adapted to receive the legs of the staple .25, there being a ring 35 positioned over the "reduced portion of the body portion 33 for retaining of, the staple in the guiding grooves the legs '34. 11 using this form of the device, the

members are positioned within the mold- .ing. compartment with thepins 21 of the supports entering the grooves 34, and with their pointed terminals inter osed between the walls, of the grooves 34 an ring 35 after which the cement is introduced within the molding compartment, and the post formed in the'manner beforedescribed. After the post is formed, the staples 25 are driven through the openings 32 into the grooves 34 of the body portion 33, the pointed ends of the staple being deflected laterally by cngagement with'the inclined 'walls 36 of the staple anchoring members,

i In Fig. 9, there is illustrated a further :inodification' in which the staple anchoring memberis stamped from a single piece of rovidedmetal bent upon itself at .37 and with spaced guidin grooves 38, t e metal forming the body 0 the anchoring member being split longitudinally to form a pair of legs 39, which latter'a're bent laterally in opposite direction'sfso' as to deflect the legs of the staple when the latter is positioned within 'thegrooves .38.

A further modification is illustratedin side 0 said y portion to deflect themes;

of the staples when theilatter are driven into the post. a g In Fig. .11 of" the drawings, there is illustrated a different form ofstaple anchoring member, in which the body portion is preferably stamped from a single piece of metal, one end of which is bent laterallyto form an anchor 41, while the opposite'longitudinal ends thereot are curved upon themselves to form cylindrical guiding members 42, the metal at the inner ends of the cylindrical guiding members42 being bent inwardly to form converging lates 43 for pressing the pointed termina s of\ the staples inwardly. v

A still further modification is illustrated in Fig. 12 of the drawings, in which the staple anchoring member is formed ,with a head 44 having op ositely disposed segmental rooves 45 ormed .therein and pro vide with a shank 46 having one oremore seating gieoves 47 communicating with the grooves 45, so 'that when the staples are positioned in the grooves 47, the; terminals thereof will be deflected laterally Iby engagement with the walls of the grooves 45.

It willhere be noted that the 'Hing grooves in the several staple anchori'n devices are so spaced as to receive the pi s 21 of the holders orlsupports 20, thustb rmitany of the staple anchoring me I ers to be used in connection with the mol l It ,will also be noted that a post const cted in a mold of this character, prese ts a smooth, unobstructed exterior face,while ,the inclination of the side walls of the old permit the ready dischar of the m ,lded product without danger o cracking-break- 1ng,. or otherwise inutilating the molded product.

tom plate and openings in the side walls for securing the side walls in adjusted position", a pallet, and supports secured to the bottom plate of the mold and adapted to engage staple anchoring members.

2. A reversiblemold including a bottom I .plate having a plurality of spaced transverse rows of perforations formed therein, laterally adjustable side walls detachably secured to the bottom plate and provided with openings adapted to register with the perforations in the bottom plate, and walls engin the bottom plate and provided with atera 1y extending handles, a pallet forming a closure for the top of the mold, and

locking members pivotally mounted on the end walls of the mold and each having one end thereof provided with anioperating handle and its other end terminating in an anposition on the mold;

' In testimony whereof I afiii: my signature in presence of two witnesses. WILLIAM L. KELLER. [a a] Witnesses:

I A. O. Evanson, R. M. BABNEX.

Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five, c ents each, by addressing the Commissioner ot'ratentl, Washington, 110."

gularly disposed lip adapted to bear against I the top of the pallet and hold-the latter in 

